82_FR_61265 82 FR 61019 - Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Moving to Work Research Advisory Committee

82 FR 61019 - Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Moving to Work Research Advisory Committee

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 246 (December 26, 2017)

Page Range61019-61020
FR Document2017-27766

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for a meeting of the Moving to Work (MTW) Research Advisory Committee (Committee). The Committee meeting will be held via conference call on Thursday, January 25, 2018. The meeting is open to the public and is accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27766]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

[Docket No. FR-5932-N-07]


Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting of the Moving to Work 
Research Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian 
Housing, and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development 
and Research, HUD.

ACTION: Notice of a federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for a 
meeting of the Moving to Work (MTW) Research Advisory Committee 
(Committee). The Committee meeting will be held via conference call on 
Thursday, January 25, 2018. The meeting is open to the public and is 
accessible to individuals with disabilities.

DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on January 25, 2018 from 
1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva Fontheim, Office of Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th 
Street SW, Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-3461 
(this is not a toll-free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing 
or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 or can email: 
MTWAdvisoryCommittee@hud.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is provided in 
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 
10(a)(2). The Committee was established on May 2, 2016, to advise HUD 
on specific policy proposals and methods of research and evaluation 
related to the expansion of the MTW demonstration to an additional 100 
Public Housing Authorities (PHAs). See 81 FR 24630. On July 26 and 28, 
2016, HUD convened two conference call meetings of the Committee, a 
two-day in-person meeting on September 1 and 2, 2016, followed up by 
conference call meeting on December 13, 2016. The minutes of these 
meetings are available on the HUD website at: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/mtw/expansion.
    HUD is now convening a 2.5-hour conference call to explore the 
possibility of adding an additional cohort policy study. HUD will 
convene the meeting on Thursday, January 25, 2018 via teleconference 
from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST). The agenda for the meeting is as 
follows:

Thursday, January 25, 2018, From 1-3:30 p.m. EST

I. Welcome and Introductions
II. Summary of July, September, December Meetings
    a. Revisit Guiding Principles
    b. Confirm Committee Recommendations
III. Goal for this Meeting
    a. Discuss and provide recommendations on whether HUD should study 
through the MTW expansion, the appropriate amount of Federal subsidy in 
the tenant-based program that balances both the impact on assisted 
families/housing quality, and the cost to Federal taxpayers
    b. Revisit Rent Reform Cohort Recommendation
IV. Policy Framework and Research Methodology--MTW Statutory Objective 
#1: Reduce Cost and Achieve Greater Cost-Effectiveness in Federal 
Expenditures
    a. Appropriate Federal subsidy in the tenant-based program
V. BREAK
VI. Revisit Rent Reform Cohort Recommendation
VII. Update on the MTW Expansion
VIII. Public Input
IX. Summary of Discussion
X. Discuss Next Steps and Adjourn

    The public is invited to call-in to the meeting by using the 
following Conference Toll-Free Number in the United States: 1-800-230-
1059 or the following International number for those outside the United 
States: (612) 234-9960. Please be advised that the operator will ask 
callers to provide their names and their organizational affiliations 
(if any) prior to placing callers into the conference line. Callers can 
expect to incur charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines and 
for international calls, and HUD will not refund any incurred charges. 
Callers will incur no charge for calls they initiate over land-line 
connections to the toll-free phone number. Persons with hearing 
impairments may also follow the discussion by first calling the Federal 
Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 and providing the FRS operator 
with the Conference Call Toll-Free Number: 1-800-230-1059.
    Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide feedback 
during the call. The total amount of time for such feedback will be 
limited to ensure pertinent Committee business is completed. Further, 
the amount of time allotted to each individual commenter will be 
limited and will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis by 
HUD. If the number of commenters exceeds the available time, HUD may 
ask for the submission of comments via email.
    Records and documents discussed during the meeting, as well as 
other information about the work of this Committee, will be available 
for public viewing as they become available at: http://www.facadatabase.gov/committee/committee.aspx?t=c&cid=2570&aid=77 by 
clicking on the ``Committee Meetings'' link. These materials will also 
be available on the MTW Demonstration's expansion web page at: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/mtw/expansion. Records generated from 
this meeting may also be inspected and reproduced at the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development Headquarters in Washington, DC, as they 
become available, both before and after the meeting.
    Outside of the work of this Committee, information about HUD's 
broader implementation of the MTW expansion, as well as additional 
opportunities for public input, can be

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found on the MTW Demonstration's expansion web page at: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/ph/mtw/expansion.

    Dated: December 14, 2017.
Dominique Blom,
General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Public and Indian Housing.
Todd Richardson,
Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and 
Research.
[FR Doc. 2017-27766 Filed 12-22-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 26, 2017 / Notices 61019 interest waiver requests and to finalize Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, VI. Revisit Rent Reform Cohort the request for adjustment to lawful Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410, Recommendation permanent resident status. telephone (202) 402–3461 (this is not a VII. Update on the MTW Expansion (5) An estimate of the total number of toll-free number). Persons who have VIII. Public Input respondents and the amount of time difficulty hearing or speaking may IX. Summary of Discussion estimated for an average respondent to access this number via TTY by calling X. Discuss Next Steps and Adjourn respond: The estimated number of the toll-free Federal Relay Service at The public is invited to call-in to the respondents for the information (800) 877–8339 or can email: meeting by using the following collection is 8,000 and the estimated MTWAdvisoryCommittee@hud.gov. Conference Toll-Free Number in the hour burden per response is 1 hour. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of United States: 1–800–230–1059 or the (6) An estimate of the total public this meeting is provided in accordance following International number for burden (in hours) associated with the with the Federal Advisory Committee those outside the United States: (612) collection: The total estimated annual Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2). The 234–9960. Please be advised that the hour burden associated with this Committee was established on May 2, operator will ask callers to provide their collection is 16,000 hours. 2016, to advise HUD on specific policy names and their organizational (7) An estimate of the total public affiliations (if any) prior to placing proposals and methods of research and burden (in cost) associated with the callers into the conference line. Callers evaluation related to the expansion of collection: The estimated total annual can expect to incur charges for calls the MTW demonstration to an cost burden associated with this they initiate over wireless lines and for additional 100 Public Housing collection of information is $0. Costs for international calls, and HUD will not Authorities (PHAs). See 81 FR 24630. this collection of information are refund any incurred charges. Callers On July 26 and 28, 2016, HUD convened included in those reported for USCIS will incur no charge for calls they two conference call meetings of the Form I–485 (OMB Control Number initiate over land-line connections to Committee, a two-day in-person meeting 1615–0023) and USCIS Form I–140 the toll-free phone number. Persons on September 1 and 2, 2016, followed (OMB Control Number 1615–0015). with hearing impairments may also up by conference call meeting on Dated: December 19, 2017. December 13, 2016. The minutes of follow the discussion by first calling the Samantha Deshommes, these meetings are available on the HUD Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, website at: http://portal.hud.gov/ 877–8339 and providing the FRS Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/ operator with the Conference Call Toll- and Immigration Services, Department of public_indian_housing/programs/ph/ Free Number: 1–800–230–1059. Homeland Security. mtw/expansion. Members of the public will have an [FR Doc. 2017–27660 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am] HUD is now convening a 2.5-hour opportunity to provide feedback during BILLING CODE 9111–97–P conference call to explore the possibility the call. The total amount of time for of adding an additional cohort policy such feedback will be limited to ensure study. HUD will convene the meeting pertinent Committee business is DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND on Thursday, January 25, 2018 via completed. Further, the amount of time URBAN DEVELOPMENT teleconference from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 allotted to each individual commenter p.m. (EST). The agenda for the meeting will be limited and will be allocated on [Docket No. FR–5932–N–07] is as follows: a first-come first-served basis by HUD. Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting If the number of commenters exceeds Thursday, January 25, 2018, From of the Moving to Work Research the available time, HUD may ask for the 1–3:30 p.m. EST Advisory Committee submission of comments via email. I. Welcome and Introductions Records and documents discussed AGENCY: Office of the Assistant II. Summary of July, September, during the meeting, as well as other Secretary for Public and Indian December Meetings information about the work of this Housing, and Office of the Assistant a. Revisit Guiding Principles Committee, will be available for public Secretary for Policy Development and b. Confirm Committee viewing as they become available at: Research, HUD. Recommendations http://www.facadatabase.gov/ ACTION: Notice of a federal advisory III. Goal for this Meeting committee/committee.aspx?t=c&cid= committee meeting. a. Discuss and provide 2570&aid=77 by clicking on the recommendations on whether HUD ‘‘Committee Meetings’’ link. These SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the should study through the MTW materials will also be available on the schedule and proposed agenda for a expansion, the appropriate amount MTW Demonstration’s expansion web meeting of the Moving to Work (MTW) of Federal subsidy in the tenant- page at: http://portal.hud.gov/ Research Advisory Committee based program that balances both hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/ (Committee). The Committee meeting the impact on assisted families/ public_indian_housing/programs/ph/ will be held via conference call on housing quality, and the cost to mtw/expansion. Records generated from Thursday, January 25, 2018. The Federal taxpayers this meeting may also be inspected and meeting is open to the public and is b. Revisit Rent Reform Cohort reproduced at the Department of accessible to individuals with Recommendation Housing and Urban Development disabilities. IV. Policy Framework and Research Headquarters in Washington, DC, as ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES DATES: The teleconference meeting will Methodology—MTW Statutory they become available, both before and be held on January 25, 2018 from 1:00 Objective #1: Reduce Cost and after the meeting. p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Achieve Greater Cost-Effectiveness Outside of the work of this (EST). in Federal Expenditures Committee, information about HUD’s FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eva a. Appropriate Federal subsidy in the broader implementation of the MTW Fontheim, Office of Public and Indian tenant-based program expansion, as well as additional Housing, Department of Housing and V. 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61020 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 26, 2017 / Notices found on the MTW Demonstration’s DATES: January 25, 2018. Researchers will collect program-level expansion web page at: http:// ADDRESSES: Interested persons are data from Continuums of Care (CoCs) portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/ invited to submit comments regarding and RRH programs via a web-based program_offices/public_indian_ this notice to the Rules Docket Clerk, survey and will subsequently collect housing/programs/ph/mtw/expansion. Office of General Counsel, Department further data through in-depth telephone Dated: December 14, 2017. of Housing and Urban Development, interviews with several RRH programs. Dominique Blom, 451 Seventh Street SW, Room 10276, This data will be analyzed by Abt Washington, DC 20410. Comments may Associates and reported to HUD in a General Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Public and Indian Housing. be filed electronically by accessing: final report. Abt study staff will conduct www.regulations.gov. Regulations.gov in-person interviews and meetings with Todd Richardson, provides clear instructions on how to 16 RRH program participants. Data from Acting General Deputy Assistant Secretary these meetings will be collected via for Policy Development and Research. submit a public comment on a rule. Communications should refer to the electronic recordings and paper [FR Doc. 2017–27766 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am] above docket number and title. Faxed protocols, and analyzed and reported by BILLING CODE 4210–67–P the researchers in the final report to comments are not accepted. A copy of each communication submitted will be HUD. All data will be de-identified for available for public inspection and reporting purposes, so no person or DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. program will be able to be identified in URBAN DEVELOPMENT weekdays at the above address. the final published study. [Docket No. FR–6009–N–06] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For This study has undergone general questions please contact: The Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Privacy Act of 1974; System of Information Security reviews to identify Privacy Office, 451 Seventh Street SW, Records: Understanding Rapid Re- privacy risks, compliance, and legal Room 10139, Washington, DC 20410, Housing Study risks to HUD. telephone number 202–708–3054. Individuals who are hearing- and Consistent with HUD’s information- AGENCY: Office of Policy Development speech-impaired may access this sharing mission, information stored in and Research, HUD. number via TTY by calling the Federal the HUD/Understanding Rapid Re- ACTION: Notice of a new system of housing system may be shared with records. Relay Service at 800–877–8339 (this is a toll-free number). other HUD components that have a need SUMMARY: For the Understanding Rapid to know the information to carry out SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Re-housing Study, the Department of their national security, law enforcement, Housing and Urban Development’s I. Background immigration, intelligence, or other (HUD) Office of Policy Development homeland security functions. In In accordance with the Privacy Act of and Research (PD&R) is partnering with addition, information may be shared 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, HUD/PD&R an external research team to collect new with appropriate federal, state, local, proposes to establish a new HUD system data to analyze the current status of the tribal, territorial, foreign, or of records titled ‘‘HUD/Understanding rapid re-housing (RRH) programs and international government agencies Rapid Re-housing.’’ the experiences of RRH participants. The new system—the Understanding consistent with the routine uses set The project will provide HUD with a Rapid Re-housing study—is not forth in this system of records notice. deeper understanding of how RRH required by a new rulemaking being SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: programs operate and the experiences of published. HUD/Understanding Rapid Re- households that use them. The The Understanding Rapid Re-housing housing— Understanding Rapid Re-housing Study (RRH) Study is being conducted by Abt will synthesize existing research on Associates, an independent research SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: RRH programs, extend the analysis of firm, under the authority of the Unclassified. data from the Family Options Study Secretary of HUD, through the Office of SYSTEM LOCATION: (2016), provide a detailed examination Policy Development and Research. The of all rapid re-housing programs study is meant to undertake programs of Abt Associates, 4550 Montgomery nationwide, and conduct qualitative research, studies, testing, and Avenue, Suite 800 North, Bethesda, MD. research with a small sample of families demonstration related to HUD’s mission A list of additional contractor sites and individuals who receive RRH. The and programs (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et where records under this system are study will collect contact information seq.). maintained is available upon request to from Continuums of Care (CoCs) for This study provides an opportunity to the system manager. RRH programs, as well as personal address unanswered questions about SYSTEM MANAGER(S): information from participating RRH RRH assistance and to gain an Mindy Ault, Social Science Analyst, households. understanding of the status of RRH Program Evaluation Division, U.S. In accordance with the Privacy Act of programs nationwide, as well as the Department of Housing and Urban 1974, HUD/PD&R proposes to establish experiences of RRH participants. At the Development, 451 7th St. SW, Room a new system of records titled, ‘‘HUD/ program level, the new data collection 8120, Washington, DC 20410. Understanding Rapid Re-housing.’’ This and analysis will assess the current system of records allows HUD/PD&R to scale of RRH, document the AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES collect and maintain records on rapid predominant models in place for RRH The authority for the collection of the re-housing program participants who programs, determine the extent to which data and the maintenance of this system volunteer to participate in the study as programs use progressive engagement can be found at Sec. 501, 502, Housing well as Continuums of Care and rapid service approaches, and examine the and Urban Development Act of 1970 re-housing program staff. This newly way RRH programs function in rental (Pub. L. 91–609), 12 U.S.C. 1701z–1, established system will be included in markets with varying costs and vacancy 1701z–2. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of a federal advisory committee meeting.
DatesThe teleconference meeting will be held on January 25, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).
ContactEva Fontheim, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 4130, Washington, DC 20410, telephone (202) 402-3461 (this is not a toll-free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 or can email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 61019 
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